The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has imposed a 15-month interim suspension on Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a trainee in Trauma and Orthopaedics, following extensive concerns about antisemitic, extremist, and pro-terrorist social media posts. The decision, issued on 26 November 2025, follows a series of complaints from members of the public and organisations — including UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) — regarding Dr Aladwan’s online conduct.
credit: Rahmeh Aladwan on Instagram
UKLFI first raised concerns with the General Medical Council (GMC) in early 2024, highlighting Dr Aladwan’s repeated use of Holocaust analogies, antisemitic tropes and other offensive material. In February 2025, the GMC issued advice to Dr Aladwan warning her to reconsider how she expressed her views, noting that her comments — including Nazi and Holocaust comparisons — could be seen as antisemitic or grossly offensive.
UKLFI submitted further evidence to the GMC on 30 March 2025, providing additional material which the GMC’s Assistant Registrar later described as a “departure in tone” and involving posts using Hamas symbolism and references to “Jewish supremacy”. The GMC concluded that these new posts warranted a fresh investigation.
Escalating Concerns and New Complaints
In addition to UKLFI’s submissions, the GMC received multiple complaints from members of the public alleging that Dr Aladwan had:
- posted antisemitic and offensive comments,
- disseminated material appearing to support terrorism,
- “doxxed” a former colleague on social media.
Although an earlier Interim Orders Tribunal (IOT) in September 2025 declined to restrict her registration, the GMC brought the case back before the tribunal after identifying new and increasingly extreme posts, including comments made following the Manchester synagogue attack on 2 October 2025. The GMC argued that Dr Aladwan’s posts showed an escalation in tone and content, featuring antisemitic conspiracy theories, praise for terrorist acts, and racist language.
Tribunal’s Findings
The Interim Orders Tribunal concluded that the allegations — if proven — were “serious” and arose from a persistent and prolonged pattern of posting egregious material. Among the concerns cited were:
- repeated antisemitic tropes, including claims of Jewish control of government and media,
- glorification of terrorist attacks, including Hamas’s 7 October 2023 massacre,
- apparent support for proscribed terrorist organisations,
- demonisation of Jews and Israelis,
- mockery of victims of violence,
- referring to an NHS hospital as a “Jewish supremacy cesspit”.
The Tribunal also noted Dr Aladwan’s arrest in connection with four matters relating to potential offences of stirring up racial hatred, malicious communications, and misuse of communications networks.
Despite prior advice from the GMC, Dr Aladwan continued to post the material in question. The Tribunal found a high risk of repetition, and concluded that the nature and extent of the posts “may exceed the description of political speech” and fall outside the protection of Article 10 ECHR on freedom of expression.
The Tribunal stressed that, although no patient complaints had been received, the alleged conduct risked seriously undermining public confidence in the medical profession.
Decision: 15-Month Suspension
After considering the public interest, patient confidence, and Dr Aladwan’s interests, the Tribunal determined that suspension — not conditions — was the only proportionate response, stating that conditions would not adequately address the seriousness of the alleged behaviour.
The interim suspension takes immediate effect and will be reviewed within six months. The GMC investigation remains ongoing and may lead to a full Medical Practitioners Tribunal hearing.
UKLFI welcomes the Tribunal’s decision, which recognises the gravity of the concerns raised and the risks posed by a doctor disseminating antisemitic and extremist material.
A UKLFI spokesperson said:
“UKLFI welcomes the Tribunal’s decision to suspend Dr Aladwan. For many months we have been deeply concerned about her repeated use of antisemitic tropes, extremist rhetoric and posts appearing to praise terrorist violence. Such conduct is wholly incompatible with the standards expected of a medical professional in the United Kingdom.
The Tribunal’s findings underline the seriousness of this behaviour and the risk it poses to public confidence in the medical profession. We are grateful that the GMC and IOT have now taken decisive action, and we will continue to challenge antisemitism and the glorification of terrorism.”